Running a STAR group - Student Action for Refugees

Committee roles
The roles that you have on your committee – and your committee size – will depend on the
activities and needs of your group. The important thing is to make sure you always identify
a set of tasks that need doing before creating a role (rather than creating a role and later
finding that it isn’t clear what this person is supposed to do!).
We’ve included some standard roles and tasks that you can consider when creating the
roles for your group.
Chair/President:
• Coordinate overall activity
• Ensure group stays focused on its aims
• Support other committee members in their roles
• Act as chair for group meetings
• Communicate with the STAR national team
• Communicate with the Students’ Union, other societies and external organisations
Secretary:
• Take minutes of meetings
• Write emails to members
• Manage website/Facebook group
• Support Chair/President with administrative tasks
Treasurer:
• Record donations/money raised
• Prepare any budgets/grant application forms for your student’s union
• Organise floats for stalls/activities
Volunteering Coordinator:
• Maintain contact with volunteers and update them on project info, changes and
developments
• Keep in contact with local refugee support organisations
• Ensure volunteers have access to the information and advice they need
• Lead on making sure the contribution of volunteers is recognized
Campaigns Coordinator:
• Make sure the group is updated on STAR national campaign info
• Coordinate group campaigning actions
• Communicate with local organisations with mutual campaigning aims
• Keep updated on local campaign events
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